Al-Hajj Al-Mabroor

“The Hajj (pilgrimage) is (in) the well-known (lunar year)
months (i.e. the 10th month, the 11th month and the first ten
days of the 12th month of the Islâmic calendar, i.e. two months
and ten days). So whosoever intends to perform Hajj therein by
assuming Ihrâm), then he should not have sexual relations (with
his wife), nor commit sin, nor dispute unjustly during the Hajj.”
(Al-Baqarah; 2: 197)
Hajj is well-known months
Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, has restricted the free choice
of man in the duties He enjoined, whether by time or place. There
are acts of worship that Allah has not restricted either by time or
place as the Shahâdah [The testimony of Faith: Lâ ilâh illâ Allah wanâ
Muhammadan rasûl Allah, There is no God but Allah and Muhammad
is the Messenger of Allah], you swear once in your life and then
repeat nighttime, daytime or in the forenoon, in your house, your
work or on the road. It is unrestricted either by time or place.
As-Salah (offering Prayers), for instance, is an act of worship that
Allah has restricted only by time and not by place. You can offer
Prayers in any Masjid, in a factory, a house or a field. You are free
to choose the place, but Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, has
bound it by time. Every Salah (offered Prayer) has an assigned
time, which makes its performance invalid except at the arrival of
its prescribed time.
As for Saum (Fasting), Allah has prescribed its observance each
year during the month of Ramadan but left a free choice of place.
You can fast wherever you please and in any place on earth you
choose.
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